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Number 42

I haven't enjoyed having my social media feeds blown up about how great and classy Mariano Rivera is all night. Here are a couple of things you may not know about him:

1. He doesn't care for the song "Enter Sandman" it was just selected by Yankee's staff in an attempt to copy other teams that had cool entrance music for their closers.

2. If he was SOOO classy, he would have changed his number in 1997 and retired Jackie's 42 with the rest of the league.
I KNOW he didn't HAVE to do it based on the rules, and he wasn't the only player that kept 42. But isn't changing your number the right thing to do in that situation? It just doesn't scream class to me.

He's a great closer, that's about it. Enter Sandman is Virgina Tech's entrance song, not his.

Re: Number 42

I haven't enjoyed having my social media feeds blown up about how great and classy Mariano Rivera is all night. Here are a couple of things you may not know about him:

1. He doesn't care for the song "Enter Sandman" it was just selected by Yankee's staff in an attempt to copy other teams that had cool entrance music for their closers.

2. If he was SOOO classy, he would have changed his number in 1997 and retired Jackie's 42 with the rest of the league.
I KNOW he didn't HAVE to do it based on the rules, and he wasn't the only player that kept 42. But isn't changing your number the right thing to do in that situation? It just doesn't scream class to me.

3. He's the reason my mom left us at home with just our alcoholic dad. She ran off when she heard he was going to be in Chicago.

He's a great closer, that's about it. Enter Sandman is Virgina Tech's entrance song, not his.

End of rant.

Apparently you forgot to add in the bold one above...sheesh, lay off the hate, man.

Re: Number 42

He contacted Rachel Robinson directly and asked for permission to honor Jackie by wearing 42 for the rest of his career. A move in my opinion that was more classy than switching numbers. (I also hate the Yankees.)

Re: Number 42

Originally Posted by dinger

He contacted Rachel Robinson directly and asked for permission to honor Jackie by wearing 42 for the rest of his career. A move in my opinion that was more classy than switching numbers. (I also hate the Yankees.)

Re: Number 42

Originally Posted by SNEDDS3

Getting joy out of an injury.....good work. Bet your mom is proud.

This is the 2nd post about my parents in this thread. Uh, great comebacks guys - I used similar ones in 3rd grade. I bet you guys stay up all night watching "Yo Momma" with Wilmer Valderrama and jot down material.

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